English learning anxiety and English learning demotivation in South Korean third-year high school students

This study investigated the effect of English learning anxiety and then of English learning demotivation on academic achievement in third-year high school students in South Korea. For this investigation, 249 participants were selected from nine third-year student classes at an academic high school in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, to complete questionnaires, which were analysed using quantitative statistical methods. The regression analyses revealed that the English learning anxiety in the male and female students with top grades had positively and significantly affected their academic achievement. However, except for high-level male learners, demotivation was not found to have any effect on student achievement. The results suggest that it is important to design education-friendly measures to enhance third-year high school student learning motivation and alleviate any excessive anxiety.